BOBBY
GOLDSBORO
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BIOGRAPHY
BOBBY GOLDSBORO
Born Robert Charles Goldsborough
January 18, 1941
One older brother
Three children from first marriage
Married wife Dianne on April 11, 1985
Born in Marianna, Florida
Moved to Dothan, Alabama as a teenager
Attended Auburn University, 2 years
Member of The Webs musical group (aka The Dothans and The Peeple)
Joined Roy Orbison’s band, toured with Beatles, Rolling Stones & Beach Boys
Recorded throughout 1960’s, 1970’s, early 1980’s
Recorded 70 singles released to U.S. radio, with additional songs to foreign countries
Had 54 different songs ranked on Billboard and Cash Box magazine singles charts
“See the Funny Little Clown” was #9 on Billboard Pop Chart, #3 Easy Listening in 1964
“Honey” was biggest selling record in the world in 1968
“Honey” #1 Pop, #1 Country, #1 Easy Listening, #1 in several foreign countries
“Honey” voted Ballad of the Decade in England
Multiple Grammy Award nominee
“Watching Scotty Grow” was biggest Adult Contemporary record of 1971
“Summer (The First Time)” voted Greatest Summer Song in England
Hosted “The Bobby Goldsboro Show” TV series 1973-1975
Won 27 BMI songwriter awards, with songs performed by hundreds of other artists as
varied as Eddy Arnold, Aretha Franklin, Julie Andrews, Chuck Woolery, and Big Bird
Performed theme song and music for Burt Reynolds’ “Evening Shade” CBS-TV series
Created children’s books, videos, and “The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon” TV series
Oil paintings featured in several successful art shows, and exhibited in
several prominent art galleries, banks and the Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C.
Known for tree frog impression, sometimes called a cricket sound
Known for suffering freak accidents, including once cutting foot on a Rice Krispie
